Best free weekend events
Thanksgiving is just a week away! If you’re thinking about hitting Macy’s main event with your family, be sure to check out our parade guide, which gives you info on the new route, the best viewing spots and celebrity guests. If you’re still trying to figure out what to do this weekend, read on for a cornucopia of free activities.
FREE A number of gorgeous holiday department-store windows are already up, including those at Lord & Taylor, Henri Bendel, Barneys and Bloomingdale's. This is the perfect weekend to visit, before the tourists descend. If your schedule doesn’t allow for it, check out our slide show. We’re adding new photos every time a new display debuts.
FREE Kiss Me Kate Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell reads from Lights on Broadway: A Theatrical Tour, then sings with the talented tots from TADA! Youth Theater at the Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble on Friday.
FREE MoMA screens a quartet of animated shorts about the four seasons on Saturday at noon. After the program, enjoy free admission to the museum.
FREE Speaking of modern art, you won’t want to miss the whimsical sculptures made of canned goods at the annual “Canstruction” exhibit in the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center.
FREE Bookworms, take note: The Brooklyn Museum’s free children’s-book fair on Saturday features readings by more than 30 authors based in the borough. While you're there, check out the kinetic photography exhibit “Who Shot Rock & Roll.”
FREE El Museo del Barrio launches its Super Sábado! series this Saturday, which includes free admission and a bunch of family-friendly activities.
FREE Queens’ City Ice Pavilion throws an opening-weekend party, with free skating sessions, snacks and more. Check out other spots to skate in the city.
FREE Winter may be coming, but the fall festivals continue: Enjoy games, crafts, carnivals and more in Staten Island or on the Upper East Side on Saturday.
FREE Downtown Brookyn’s McLaughlin Park offers an afternoon of tennis, soccer and golf clinics on Saturday.
FREE New and slightly used kids’ clothes are on sale at Shop Lucky Finds’ children’s consignment sale and trunk show on Saturday on the Upper East Side.
FREE Brooklyn Heights’ BRIC Rotunda Gallery hosts a free family day featuring art workshops for kids on Saturday.
FREE Multitasking clown-magician-juggler Loonie Louie entertains tots at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble on Sunday.
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